Yoda is the oldest member of the Jedi Council. After the Jedi purge he was 900
years old when he passed into the Force.
Yoda was the toughest teacher in the Jedi Temple. Many of his students
disliked him for his constant
drilling of physical exercise and mental control. Once they left the
temple they realized how much they
had learned from Master Yoda. Yoda hated reforms. He was a strict
believer in Jedi tradition. If someone disagreed
about the way to instruct padawans Yoda would just bring up how long he
has been training Jedi compared to how long the
other had been training Jedi.

Yoda began training a century after the Sith went into hiding. He became a
Jedi Master at the age of 100. Yoda trained many Jedi.
One named Ikrit, a Kushiban, sacrificed himself during the Yuuzhan Vong
invasion after being in suspended animation.
The Chu'unthor training ship crashed onto Dathomir when Yoda was
approximately six hundred years old. He went to Dathomir
to retrieve the vessel with two other Jedi Masters. The trio only angered
the Force wielding Dathomirian witches so they left.
Yoda later returned to negotiate a settlement. This settlement helped get
Yoda appointed to the council.

As the time passed Yoda trained many Jedi. After Ki-Adi-Mundi, Yoda stopped
training and became the Temple's staff instructor.
He still held classes which taught the youngest students about the
unifying Force. Qu Rahn and Obi-Wan Kenobi were two of his graduates.
As a member of the council Yoda was able to get a room customized for
meditating. It had a fireplace and low ceilings to help create a
peaceful meditative state. The only ornaments in the room were stained
glass windows which the Jedi Master built by hand.

Yoda shared the title of being a senior member on the council with Mace Windu.
He would only really open up around the council members and other
distinguished members of the Jedi Order. Yoda had a mischievious
personality and liked to play practical jokes. If his students saw him they would
not be able to believe their eyes.

Yoda was almost killed in an attack by Xanatos one of Qui-Gon Jinn's former
students. He planted a bomb in the Jedi Temple's room of a Thousand Fountains.
Yoda was saved by the efforts of Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi when
they stopped Xanatos' plan. This is where Yoda became a symbol
for the Jedi Order. Yoda never drew his lightsaber unless he had too.
During the Yinchorri uprising Yoda fought and killed many Yinchorri.
He also killed a Bartokk assassin squad that was trying to destroy the
Corulag academy.

During the Battle of Naboo, Yoda meditated often. He could feel that the Force
had been set into motion and that something big would happen soon.
When Qui-Gon brought Anakin to the council, Yoda questioned the boy
thoroughly. He believed that the boy was to old and to dangerous to be trained.
Yoda would not allow his training, even though the boy may have been the
Chosen One. The Jedi Master agreed to have Anakin trained only at
the dying request of Jinn. He would keep an eye on the boy throughout the
years.

Yoda began to see that the dark side was near. He began to have trouble seeing
the future. With the rediscovery of the Sith and not being able to see an assassination attempt
on
Senator Amidala, Yoda knew that the dark side was growing. Soon after
the assassination attempt, Yoda led the Republic's new clone army
to Geonosis to fight the Confederacy. There he also fought Count Dooku.
Count Dooku escaped the lightsaber battle and Yoda was unable to defeat the old Jedi. As the
Clone War began
Palpatine was granted emergency powers which allowed him to declare
himself Emperor. Once he did so Yoda's fear came true. Anakin became Darth Vader and joined the
Emperor.
During the Jedi Purge Yoda escaped to Dagobah. He had left Vader's
daughter with Bail Organa and his son with Owen Lars.

On Dagobah, Yoda built a small home. He was one of the few living on the
planet. A small group of humans lived their after their ship crashed but they did not bother the
Jedi Master.
After taking over Jorj Car'das's ship, a Bpfasshi Dark Jedi went to
Dagobah. He fought with Yoda and Yoda prevailed. Afterwards Yoda healed Car'das. Car'das returned
after creating a smuggling
empire, and wanted Yoda to help him even more. Yoda questioned why
Car'das turned to smuggling. After the visit Car'das retired and turned his empire over to Talon
Karrde.

When Obi-Wan Kenobi died on the Death Star, Yoda began to communicate with his
spirit. They decided to train Luke as a Jedi and if Luke failed they would train his sister, Leia
Organa.
Arhul Hextrophon, a historian, visited Dagobah after the Battle of Yavin.
Arhul agreed to keep Yoda's location secret when he left. Zak and Tash Arranda came to the
planet and went to the
survey ship survivors. The survivors had turned to cannibalism. Yoda
rescued the two children and sent them away from the planet. Yoda's next visit was from Luke
Skywalker.

Luke went to Yoda to be trained as a Jedi. Yoda thought he was to old and did
not have the patience to be trained. Soon he agreed to train Luke with the hope that he would
restore balance to the Force.
Yoda and Kenobi's spirit did not tell Luke about his father. Knowing the
truth may have made it easy for Luke to go to the dark side. Luke ended his training early
promising to return. He left to
fight Vader on Bespin. There he found out the truth about his origins.
When Luke returned Yoda's life was in its final hours. He told Luke he had completed his
training. Only one task remained.
Luke had to confront Vader again and destroy him. Only when Vader was
destroyed could Luke be a Jedi. Yoda also gave Luke the knowledge of who his sister was. Then the
Jedi Master slipped out of life
to be one with the Force.